Consider the following nuclear reaction 5$Ni +5% Zn →+ X +2}p (a) Determine A and Z of the nucleus X. (b) Calculate the Coulomb barriers on the left-hand side (V) and on the right-hand side (Vat) this reaction. Use Rg-1.2 fm x (A³+A). (c) Calculate the Q-value of this reaction. (d) The Q-value of the reaction can be affected by the Coulomb barrier in the entrance and exit cha nels, in particular for medium and heavy-mass nuclei. For this reaction, calculate the correcti to the Q-value, Qor=Q+AVB
Nuclear Fusion
Nuclear fusion is a type of nuclear reaction. In nuclear fusion, two or more than two lighter atomic nuclei combine to form a heavier nucleus. During this process, an enormous amount of energy is released. This energy is called nuclear energy. Nuclear fusion is the energy source of the sun and stars.
Fusion Bomb
A fusion bomb is also known as a thermonuclear bomb or hydrogen bomb which releases a large amount of explosive energy during a nuclear chain reaction when the lighter nuclei in it, combine to form heavier nuclei, and a large amount of radiation is released. It is an uncontrolled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction where isotopes of hydrogen combine under very high temperature to form helium. They work on the principle of operation of atomic fusion. The isotopes of Hydrogen are deuterium and tritium, where they combine their masses and have greater mass than the product nuclei, get heated at high temperatures, and releases energy.
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